Hampton suffers rare MEAC loss

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Quarterback Cleveland McCoy ran for 114 yards, including a 17-yard touchdown run, to lead host South Carolina State to a 13-6 upset over Mid-Eastern Conference leader Hampton on Saturday.

The Bulldogs' (4-3, 3-1 MEAC) defense held the Pirates (7-1, 5-1) to two field goals and just 201 total yards.

It was Hampton's first conference loss since the 2004 season.

Elsewhere in the MEAC

Vashon Winton threw for a touchdown and ran for another to help lead Delaware State (5-2, 4-1 MEAC) to a 29-7 win over host Morgan State (4-4, 3-2). . . . Antoine Rutherford scored three times to lead Howard (2-5, 1-3) to a 26-0 win over winless host North Carolina A&T (0-7, 0-4).

WAC

Running back Robert Hubbard rushed for 161 yards on 33 carries and scored a touchdown to lead Nevada (4-3, 1-2 WAC) to a 23-7 win over San Jose State (4-2, 1-1).

Mountain West

Wynel Seldon rushed for 112 yards as host Wyoming beat Colorado State 24-0. Wyoming (4-4, 3-1 MWC) managed its first shutout in the Border War rivalry since 1959. Colorado State is 4-3, 1-2. . . . John Beck passed for four touchdowns and ran for a score and Curtis Brown became the second-leading rusher in Brigham Young (5-2, 3-0) history in the host Cougars' 52-7 win over UNLV (1-6, 0-3). . . . TCU (4-2) recovered from a fumble on the opening kickoff to score 31 straight points en route to a 31-17 victory over Army (3-5).

MAC

Dennis Kennedy ran for two touchdowns to give host Akron the lead for good, and Luke Getsy threw a touchdown pass in the Zips' 24-13 victory over Miami of Ohio (1-7, 1-3 MAC). Akron is 3-4, 1-2. . . . Kalvin McRae ran for two touchdowns to lead host Ohio (5-3, 3-2) to a 42-7 victory over Buffalo (1-6, 0-5). . . .

Ryan Cubit completed 20 of 24 passes for 291 yards and three touchdowns to lead visiting Western Michigan (5-2, 3-1) to a 41-27 win over Ball State (2-6, 2-3). . . . Pierre Walker scored on an 18-yard run with 36 seconds left to lift Eastern Michigan (1-6, 1-3) to a 17-13 victory over visiting Toledo (2-6, 0-4). . . . Temple (0-8) held Garrett Wolfe to 45 yards on 17 carries, but host Northern Illinois (5-3) won 43-21.